Carl Reichenbach
German Philosopher
Died when: 80 years 342 days (971 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Carl Ludwig von Reichenbach (full name: Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Reichenbach;February 12, 1788 – January 1869) was a German chemist, geologist, metallurgist, naturalist, industrialist and philosopher, and a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
He is best known for his discoveries of several chemical products of economic importance, extracted from tar, such as eupione, waxy paraffin, pittacal (the first synthetic dye) and phenol (an antiseptic).
He also dedicated himself in his last years to research an unproved field of energy combining electricity, magnetism and heat, emanating from all living things, which he called the Odic force.
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